Game latency FPVOD test results:

Single Player: 83-100ms (5-6 frames)
Multiplayer (UDP): 217-233ms (13-14 frames)
B.net (Low Latency): 450-650ms (27-39 frames)
B.net (High Latency): 667-833ms (40-50 frames)
B.net (Extra Latency): 867-1050ms (52-63 frames)

All testing done with just one person and one computer in melee mode, recording with Camtasia at 60fps. I tried two different tests:

1. SCV movement: The time between first frame in which the right-click circle is visible and the first frame in which the SCV rotates or moves in response.

2. SCV creation: Using the bottom right buttons, which show up as white when the mouse button is pressed, and yellow again when the mouse button is released (the command is not issued until the mouse is released). Used the time between the first frame after mouse-up and the first frame in which the unit appears in the queue.

BluzMan

Russian Federation4235 Posts

September 11 2007 20:52 GMT

#24

Thx SonuvBob =)).

ZerG~LegenD

Sweden1179 Posts

September 11 2007 21:26 GMT

#25

Could you please get some values from b.net too? See if there's a differance between playing the comp online and playing another player?

Great work anyway!

SonuvBob

Aiur21550 Posts

September 11 2007 21:35 GMT

#26

Ok, added B.net. This is all one player + 1 comp btw.

BluzMan

Russian Federation4235 Posts

September 11 2007 21:54 GMT

#27

Great work, adding it to the OP to improve this thread's usefulness.

xmShake

United States1100 Posts

September 11 2007 22:21 GMT

#28

Why is this in the strategy section?
lol @ LAN being equivalent to low latency.

AcrossFiveJulys

United States3612 Posts

September 11 2007 22:36 GMT

#29

BluzMan, you might want to update the OP to correct the inaccurate information. In all honestly, the only point you can really take home from what you wrote is that you shouldn't rely on single player micro maps when you play them offline for micro training... although I suppose documenting what ping and latency are is good for newbs.

azndsh

United States4447 Posts

September 11 2007 22:36 GMT

#30

damn, those are some pretty noticeable differences

scnab

30 Posts

September 12 2007 01:51 GMT

#31

Speaking of latency, does anyone hate those koreans that love setting low latency in EVERY circumstance lol. Its past 2 minutes and someone is lagging and they set low latency and it starts lagged horridly, I set it to extra high, and its pretty smooth, you just can't micro too well and they keep setting it to low even though it spikes and lags sooooo bad rofl.

YinYang69

United States255 Posts

September 12 2007 03:05 GMT

#32

I don't know. It seems alot of people would rather play with lag spikes than extra high latency. How come no one ever uses high? People always pick one of the extremes.

Chill

Calgary25988 Posts

September 12 2007 04:46 GMT

#33

I've never seen latency fix lag. It will smooth it out if there are spikes, but how often do you have continual lag spikes?

Edit: I can't believe you made an entire thread about how latency is the same across all online platforms. Anyone whose ever played the three (BNet, Hamachi, LAN) will immediately notice the differences.

SonuvBob

Aiur21550 Posts

September 12 2007 04:57 GMT

#34

I updated my earlier post w/B.net results for high and extra high latency.

skyglow1

New Zealand3962 Posts

September 12 2007 05:46 GMT

#35

If you're offline and you still want to train your micro with latency, create the game in UDP and start the game with yourself only, thne set it to high or extra high latency. It gives you roughly the same latency as bnet playing, except you're offline.

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

September 12 2007 05:54 GMT

#36

I was just trying to explain this to some guy earlier today. He kept saying I was making excuses and "There was no lag" etc.

So should bnet patch latency options since now most everyone has at least DSL?

New Zealand6138 Posts

September 12 2007 06:27 GMT

#37

On September 12 2007 13:46 Chill wrote:
I've never seen latency fix lag. It will smooth it out if there are spikes, but how often do you have continual lag spikes?

You've obviously never played someone on the other side of the world with a bad connection

saitox

Chile70 Posts

September 12 2007 08:31 GMT

#38

this topic shouldnt be here so teamliquid should close it. As they closed mine some weeks ago.
closing topics without reason is gay.

New Zealand6138 Posts

September 12 2007 08:37 GMT

#39

On September 12 2007 17:31 saitox wrote:
this topic shouldnt be here so teamliquid should close it. As they closed mine some weeks ago.
closing topics without reason is gay.

That's some convincing and well thought-out reasoning if I've ever heard it. The thread contains relevant information that pertains to SC.

RaGe

Belgium9949 Posts

September 12 2007 08:45 GMT

#40

On September 12 2007 17:31 saitox wrote:
this topic shouldnt be here so teamliquid should close it. As they closed mine some weeks ago.
closing topics without reason is gay.

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